The Reverend Christopher Bullock, senior pastor of the Canaan Baptist Church, wants an investigation into allegations that guards at the Sussex Correctional Institution are retaliating against the 42 inmates who came forward telling state officials they witnessed an unprovoked assault by three guards on one inmate – an attack they claim was started by the guards.

“The citizens of Delaware deserve a thorough investigation from the AG’s office, with the outcome being the truth,” Bullock told the Caesar Rodney Institute. “There should be an investigation driven by the facts, driven by reality, and the truth should be known.”

Bullock said if the allegations are proven, the “perpetrators should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

“It’s hard for me not to believe that 42 people didn’t see the same thing. Therefore, I am concerned that this might be swept under the rug like other investigations have been, and may become a political football. We’re dealing with people’s lives and taxpayers money, and we’re dealing with the truth over falsehoods. I believe the truth will rise again.”